Hospital and Nursing Home Week

Monash University, Australia - Myocardial protection during CABG surgery may be provided by volatile anesthetic agents

National Alliance on Mental Illness, U.S. - Department of Justice study shows mental illness of prison inmates worse than past estimates

National Institutes of Health, U.S. - Comprehensive fetal echo was obtained by combined 4-D ultrasonography and tomographic imaging

National Institutes of Health, U.S. - Simian foamy virus infection occurred by whole-blood transfer in rhesus macaques

National Research Institute of Child Health & Development, Japan - Research from Japan, Germany and the United States in cardiology provides new insights

Natus Medical - Natus Medical to acquire Deltamed

Nobilon - Nobilon, Biodiem and U.S. scientists developing pandemic bird flu vaccine

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health Systems, U.S. - Thyroid hormone stimulates cardiomyocyte protein synthesis via p70(S6K) pathway activation

Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo, Norway - Vulvar carcinoma prognosticated by p14(ARF) expression

Novavax - Novavax elects Dr. Tom Monath to board of directors

Omeros - Omeros acquires Nura; adds scientists and expands pipeline

Organon - Organon, Irish National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training collaborate

Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan - Diabetic nephropathy may develop as a result of decreased tetrahydrobiopterin

PathCentre, Nedlands, Australia - Genotyping subtyping methods have high level of agreement for Campylobacter surveillance

Phase Forward - Phase Forward enhances clinical adverse event reporting and regulatory compliance system

Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, Dallas, U.S. - Dallas hospital first in United States to perform brain surgery using new technology

Priory, U.K. - More than 3.6 million adult children of alcoholics suffering in the United Kingdom

ReGen Therapeutics - In vitro study shows ReGen's Colostrinin to have antiaging and anticancer potential

Remuda Ranch - Eating disorders increasing on college campuses, according to treatment center

Rene Gauducheau Cancer Center, Nantes, France - Reports from France, Switzerland and Belgium advance knowledge in cancer treatment research

Rural Ambulance Victoria, Australia - Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest rural and urban outcomes are compared

SAIC - SAIC announces financial results for second quarter fiscal year 2007; revenues up 5%

Sanovia - Sanovia receives URAC Health Utilization Management Accreditation

Schepens Retina Associates Foundation, U.S. - Patients with age-related macular degeneration manifest heart disease indicators

SemBioSys Genetics - SemBioSys' newly issued 20th U.S. patent addresses antibody production and oilbodies

SkyePharma - SkyePharma and Mundipharma sign license agreement to market asthma, COPD product in Europe

Sotiria Hospital of Chest Diseases, Athens, Greece - Lung cancer response and progression predicted by D-dimer plasma levels

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, U.S. - St. Jude statisticians describe new method of analyzing clinical trial results

Stanford University, U.S. - Betaherpesvirus virion maturation involves cytomegalovirus tegument protein

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada - Automated prompting facilitates hand washing in people with dementia

Thomas, McNerney & Partners - Venture firm Thomas, McNerney closes $375 million life science, medical technology fund

Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Neuroscience, Japan - New findings from Japan and France in the area of diabetes described

Tufts University, U.S. - Atherosclerosis reduction may be benefit of combination treatment with CETP inhibitors, statins

Tufts University, U.S. - M₂ muscarinic receptor in atrial myocytes is regulated by transforming growth factor beta

Universitatsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Germany - Addition of topotecan to carboplatin-paclitaxel therapy does not improve survival

Universite Rene Descartes, France - Study finds increase in Wegener granulomatosis in summer

University College London, U.K. - Improved survival with HIV-related severe Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia HAART-independent

University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain - Breast cancer-specific mRNA transcripts after adjuvant chemotherapy predicts poor survival

University of Alabama, U.S. - Researchers from the United States, South Korea and Ireland report recent findings in imaging

University of Arizona, U.S. - Retinoid 4-HPR modulates gene expression in ovarian cells by acting as chemopreventive agent

University of Bayreuth, Germany - Peroxyl radicals as inductors of neurodegenerative and inflammatory diseases are focus of review

University of Bologna, Italy - New research from Italy, the United Kingdom and Taiwan in the area of hepatocellular carcinoma detailed

University of Bonn, Germany - Fulminant hepatic failure in hepatitis B infection involves caspase activation

University of Cagliari, Italy - Elevated neuroactive steroids were found in women with bipolar/major depressive disorder

University of California, U.S. - Bladder cancer outcomes after radical cystectomy documented in surgical series

University of California, U.S. - Chronic rhinosinusitis fungal speciation is assessed

University of California, U.S. - Insulin regulation of muscle PDK4 mRNA expression impaired in acute insulin-resistant states

University of California, U.S. - Lipoprotein lipid hydroperoxide sequestering peptides release HLDL-related antioxidant enzymes

University of California, U.S. - Porous micro-patterned scaffold developed for vascular tissue engineering

University of California, U.S. - Research from the United States in HIV/AIDS provides new insights

University of Cambridge, U.K. - Type 1 diabetes glucose metabolism affected by recombinant protein

University of Chicago, U.S. - Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt placement is possible in thrombosed portal vein

University of Coimbra, Portugal - Hepatic glycogen kinetics are observed noninvasively using deuterated water and acetaminophen

University of Colorado, U.S. - Intracellular heat shock protein 72 response after stress is attenuated in female vs. male rats

University of Dayton, U.S. - Recommendations for dealing with body mass penalties in physical fitness tests are presented

University of Debrecen, Hungary - IOL pseudoaccommodative amplitude is independent of IOL movement

University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany - Researchers' data from Germany and the United States advance glioma research

University of Florida, U.S. - Bone mineral density changes may reverse after discontinuing depot medroxyprogesterone acetate

University of Franche-Comte, France - New data from France, Finland and the People's Republic of China lluminates research in papillomavirus

University of Hong Kong, People's Republic of China - Recent studies from the People's Republic of China and United States add new data to angiology research

University of Liverpool, U.K. - Controlled modifications to cell substrate influence mesenchymal stem cell differentiation

University of Madrid, Spain - Antifungal drug combinations may be useful for organ transplant patients with fungal infections

University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, U.S. - Reports from the United States and Netherlands advance knowledge in breast cancer research

University of Minnesota, U.S. - New method of developing antibiotics may combat drug-resistant infections

University of Montreal, Canada - CD4/CXCR4 coexpression allows productive HIV-1 infection in kidney cells

University of Munich, Germany - New findings in imaging described from Germany

University of Munich, Germany - Researchers from Germany and the United States provide details of new studies and findings in the area of cancer treatment

University of Navarra, Spain - Researchers' findings from Spain and the United States advance virology research

University of North Carolina, U.S. - Bare metal versus drug-eluting stents were compared for effect on treatment of patients with previous PCI

University of Ottawa, Canada - New findings from Canada and the United States in the area of angiology detailed

University of Oxford, U.K. - Influenza A virus RNA polymerase residues function in protein stability

University of Pittsburgh, U.S. - Researchers from the United States detail new studies and findings in the area of breast cancer

University of Rochester, U.S. - Data from the United States advance knowledge in HIV/AIDS research

University of Rotterdam Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands - Studies from Netherlands, Japan and United States add new findings to orthopedics body of knowledge

University of San Giovanni Battista Hospital, Turin, Italy - Brain metastases diagnosis and treatment guidelines reported

University of Science & Technology of China, People's Republic of China - Studies from the People's Republic of China, Japan and Germany describe new findings in liver injury research

University of Texas, U.S. - Dysregulation of muscle fatty acid metabolism in type 2 diabetes is independent of malonyl-CoA

University of Texas, U.S. - Findings from the United States and Netherlands advance knowledge in vectors research

University of Texas, U.S. - Pulmonary small-cell carcinoma distinguished from squamous cell carcinoma by TTF-1 and p63

University of Utah, U.S. - Recent findings from the United States and Sweden illuminate research in diabetes

University of Valencia, Spain - ADHD treatment by medication and psycho-educational program were compared

University of Washington, U.S. - Hepatitis C virus RNA can be detected by PCR-based test

University of Washington, U.S. - Symptomatic and asymptomatic atherosclerotic carotid plaque features were compared with in vivo MR imaging

University of Western Australia, Australia - New findings in allergies described from Australia, Taiwan and Sweden

Uroplasty - Uroplasty announces resignation of two board members, election of three new members

Vanderbilt University, U.S. - Prostate carcinogenesis influenced by androgen receptor stabilization

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands - Penile carcinoma favorable outcome linked to presence of high-risk HPV DNA

Washington University, U.S. - Epicardial microwave ablation for atrial fibrillation is dependent on cardiac output

Washington University, U.S. - Researchers examine a drug that can mobilize angiogenic cells in a matter of hours

Wuhan University, People's Republic of China - Chitosan-copper complexes demonstrated antitumor activity

Yonsei University, South Korea - Laparoscopic surgery-associated biliary and nonbiliary complications are reviewed